Van Klinken Posts UO Record, NCAA Lead in Shot Put

Saturday, January 14

Seattle, WA

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Jorinde Van Klinken, shot put - UW Preview

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Van Klinken Posts UO Record, NCAA Lead in Shot Put

01/14/23 | Track and Field

Collectively, the Ducks tallied seven top-three finishes Saturday at the UW Preview.

SEATTLE, Wash. – Jorinde Van Klinken broke the Oregon school record in the women's shot put and the Ducks tallied seven top-three finishes Saturday at the UW Preview in Seattle.

In her first meet as a Duck, Van Klinken led a 1-2-5 finish for the UO women in the shot put highlighted by her program-record toss of 18.11m/59-5 in the first round. She went on to add an 18.04 effort in the fifth round, good for the 11^th and 12^th 18-meter throws of her indoor career. Van Klinken, the reigning NCAA champion in the event, takes over the national lead with Saturday's performance.

Van Klinken, a transfer from Arizona State, was named to The Bowerman preseason watch list earlier this week.

Jaida Ross put together a series featuring five marks beyond her previous indoor PB including the final throw of 17.40m/57-1 to finish second behind Van Klinken and move into a tie for the No. 2 performer in UO history, tying the old record set by Brittany Mann in 2015. Mine De Klerk, in the first indoor meet of her career, rounded out the trio with a best of 15.65m/51-4.25—No. 8 at UO—in the round five.

The Men of Oregon got a pair of runner-up finishes from Matthew Erickson at 600 meters and Mason Strunk in the weight throw. Erickson clocked a time of 1:18.96 in the fastest of three heats and placed ahead of freshman teammate Matt Pueschner (1:20.23) who won his heat and finished third overall.

Elliott Cook, the reigning Pac-12 champion at 800 meters, was third overall over 1,000 meters Saturday and second among collegians.

Izzy Thornton-Bott opened her indoor campaign with a lifetime best of 9:13.70 in the 3,000 meters. In the process of knocking more than 12 seconds off her previous best (9:26.16) from last season. Eugene native Maddy Elmore (9:20.05) also turned in a top-10 finish in the event, taking sixth place.

In the Ducks' first result of the day, Mia Moerck—in her first-career indoor mile—crossed the line in a time of 4:43.80 to finish 11^th overall and sixth among the collegiate entries. Moerck ran the 800-meter leg of last year's third-place DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

The Bagsvaerd, Denmark, native doubled back to finish eighth overall in the 800 with a time of 2:08.90 in the fourth of five heats.

With the season-opening weekend behind them, the Ducks resume their indoor season in two weeks with a scheduled three meets: Texas Tech Multis (Jan. 26-28), Razorback Invitational (Jan. 27-28) and UW Invitational (Jan. 27-28).

UW Indoor Preview | Saturday, Jan. 14
MEN
600 Meters
2. Matthew Erickson – 1:18.96
3. Matt Pueschner – 1:20.23

1,000 Meters
3. Elliott Cook – 2:20.17

Weight Throw
2. Mason Strunk – 18.48m/60-7.75

WOMEN
800 Meters
8. Mia Moerck – 2:08.90

Mile
11. Mia Moerck – 4:43.80

3,000 Meters
3. Izzy Thornton-Bott – 9:13.70 (PB)
6. Maddy Elmore – 9:20.05
13. Malia Pivec – 9:30.55
21. Klaudia Kazimierska – 9:37.95
23. Melissa Berry – 9:41.83 (PB)
36. Anika Thompson – 9:55.91
39. Kendall Martin – 9:59.48

Shot Put
1. Jorinde Van Klinken – 18.11m/59-5 [No. 1 UO]
2. Jaida Ross – 17.40m/57-1 (PB) [=No. 2 UO]
5. Mine De Klerk – 15.65m/51-4.25 [No. 8 UO]

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